India, July 15 -- A Bill proposing punishment up to life imprisonment for sacrilege was on Tuesday sent to a select committee of the Punjab assembly for it to seek public opinion on the proposed legislation.

On the concluding day of the special session of the assembly, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan said the panel will submit its report on the Bill within six months. The House unanimously passed the resolution moved by the Speaker.

Earlier, chief minister Bhagwant Mann proposed the Punjab Prevention of Offences Against Holy Scripture(s) Bill, 2025, be sent to the House panel that may include representatives of all political parties for it to seek the opinion of the people and religious bodies. Mann said widespread consultation from all r...